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AROUND THE HORN
BBWAA Election Edition
News & Notes from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Jan. 4, 2013
volume 20, issue 1
ELECTION HEADQU ARTERS
The Class of 2013 will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 28 at the Clark Sports Center in
Cooperstown…The Class of 2013 will feature umpire Hank O’Day, Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert and 19th Century player Deacon
White – all of whom were elected by the Pre-Integration Committee in December at the Winter Meetings – along with any candidates
elected in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America election…2013 Ford C. Frick Award winner Tom Cheek and 2013 Spink
Award winner Paul Hagen will be honored during Induction Weekend at the Awards Presentation on Saturday, July 27 at Doubleday
Field in Cooperstown…See Page 9 for more events in 2013 at the Hall of Fame.
CRUNCH TIME: 2013 Hall of Fame ballots have been returned to the BBWAA from 10-year Baseball Writers’ Association of
America (BBWAA) members…Results will be announced Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. ET at www.baseballhall.org and the
announcement will be televised live on MLB Network with Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson delivering the results…A live video
stream of the announcement will be a carried at baseballhall.org and MLB.com.
THE 2013 BALLOT: The BBWAA ballot features 37 players, including 24 new candidates (in bold face in chart below) and 13
returnees… First-year candidates appearing on the 2013 ballot: Sandy Alomar Jr., Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Jeff Cirillo, Royce
Clayton, Roger Clemens, Jeff Conine, Steve Finley, Julio Franco, Shawn Green, Roberto Hernandez, Ryan Klesko, Kenny Lofton,
Jose Mesa, Mike Piazza, Reggie Sanders, Curt Schilling, Aaron Sele, Sammy Sosa, Mike Stanton, Todd Walker, David Wells,
Rondell White and Woody Williams…Barry Larkin (86.4%) was the lone candidate elected by the BBWAA last year…Jeromy
Burnitz, Vinny Castilla, Juan Gonzalez, Brian Jordan, Javy Lopez, Bill Mueller, Terry Mulholland, Phil Nevin, Brad Radke, Tim
Salmon, Ruben Sierra, Tony Womack and Eric Young each received less than 5% of the vote in 2012 and are no longer eligible for
consideration by the BBWAA… All will be eligible for consideration by the Expansion Era Committee beginning in 2027…The 2013
candidates, the number of years on the ballot, and 2011 vote percentage:
NAME
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Barry Bonds
Jeff Cirillo
Royce Clayton
Roger Clemens
Jeff Conine
Steve Finley
Julio Franco
Shawn Green
Roberto Hernandez
Ryan Klesko
YR
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2012
56.0%
-
NAME
Kenny Lofton
Edgar Martinez
Don Mattingly
Fred McGriff
Mark McGwire
Jose Mesa
Jack Morris
Dale Murphy
Rafael Palmeiro
Mike Piazza
Tim Raines
Reggie Sanders
Curt Schilling
YR
1
4
13
4
7
1
14
15
3
1
6
1
1
2012
36.5%
17.8%
23.9%
19.5%
66.7%
14.5%
12.6%
48.7%
-
NAME
Aaron Sele
Lee Smith
Sammy Sosa
Mike Stanton
Alan Trammell
Larry Walker
Todd Walker
David Wells
Rondell White
Bernie Williams
Woody Williams
YR
1
11
1
1
12
3
1
1
1
2
1
2012
50.6%
36.8%
22.9%
9.6%
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MEET THE ELECTEE(S): If anyone is elected by the BBWAA, a press conference with electees and Hall of Fame officials will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 in New York City…CREDENTIALS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PRESS
CONFERENCE and the press conference is open only to working media members…PLEASE RSVP TO HALL OF FAME
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS CRAIG MUDER AT 607.547.0227 or cmuder@baseballhall.org... The press conference will
be televised live on MLB Network.
THE VOTING ELECTORATE: A total of 573 ballots were cast by BBWAA voters in 2012, marking the 10th time that more than
500 ballots have been cast: (also: 515-2001; 506-2004; 516-2005; 520-2006; 545-2007; 543-2008; 539-2009; 539-2010; 5812011)…At least 400 ballots have been cast in every election since 1986…Voting privileges are extended to those BBWAA members
meeting their organization’s Hall of Fame voting qualifications and in good standing with the BBWAA…Voters can select from zero
to 10 names on their Hall of Fame ballot…Votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast are necessary for election….For more on the history
of the BBWAA voting, please visit www.baseballhall.org/hall-famers/rules-election/rules-history.
CREDIT AN ASSIST: Thanks to the firm of Ernst and Young for its assistance in verifying the vote, year-in and year-out.
CAREFUL SELECTION: 2013 marks the 70th Hall of Fame election held by the BBWAA…Starting in 1936, the BBWAA has
elected someone 62 times and on seven occasions it did not elect anyone (1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1971, 1996)…On nine
occasions, no election was held (1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965)….The BBWAA membership has elected
from zero to five candidates in each of its 69 elections…As quantified in the chart below, the BBWAA has voted in one player more
than any other quantity (26 times).
ELECTED
TIMES
LAST
CLASS
5
1
1936
Cobb, Johnson, Mathewson, Ruth, Wagner
4
2
1955
DiMaggio, Hartnett, Lyons, Vance
3
8
1999
Brett, Ryan, Yount
1
26
2012
Larkin
2
25
2011
Alomar, Blyleven
0
7
1996
----NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE: A partial list of eligible first-time players for upcoming Hall of Fame elections includes: 2014:
Tom Glavine, Jeff Kent, Greg Maddux, Mike Mussina, Hideo Nomo, Frank Thomas; 2015: Nomar Garciaparra, Randy Johnson,
Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz; 2016: Ken Griffey Jr., Trevor Hoffman, Billy Wagner; 2017: Vladimir Guerrero, Jorge Posada, Manny
Ramirez, Ivan Rodriguez; 2018: Chipper Jones, Omar Vizquel
RULES FOR ELECTION: Voting criteria for BBWAA electors can be found at http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/ruleselection/bbwaa... Voting rules state that: “Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship,
character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.”…More information on the history and evolution of the voting
rules can be found at http://baseballhall.org/character-sportsmanship-integrity .
THE GAME’S ELITE: Including the December election of Hank O’Day, Jacob Ruppert and Deacon White by the Pre-Integration
Era Committee, the Hall of Fame is comprised of 300 elected members…Included are 208 former major league players, 28 executives,
35 Negro leaguers, 19 managers and 10 umpires…The BBWAA has elected 112 candidates to the Hall while the veterans committees
(in all forms) has chosen 162 deserving candidates (96 major leaguers, 28 executives, 19 managers, 10 umpires and nine Negro
Leaguers)…The defunct “Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues” selected nine men between 1971-77 and the Special Committee on
Negro Leagues in 2006, elected 17 Negro leaguers…There are currently 64 living members.
64 AMBASSADORS: The 64 living members of the Hall of Fame are: Hank Aaron, Roberto Alomar, Luis Aparicio, Ernie Banks,
Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Bert Blyleven, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Lou Brock, Jim Bunning, Rod Carew, Steve Carlton, Orlando
Cepeda, Andre Dawson, Bobby Doerr, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Carlton Fisk, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Pat Gillick, Goose
Gossage, Tony Gwynn, Doug Harvey, Rickey Henderson, Whitey Herzog, Monte Irvin, Reggie Jackson, Ferguson Jenkins, Al Kaline,
Ralph Kiner, Sandy Koufax, Tom Lasorda, Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, Willie McCovey, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan,
Eddie Murray, Stan Musial, Phil Niekro, Jim Palmer, Tony Pérez, Gaylord Perry, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken, Brooks Robinson, Frank
Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Mike Schmidt, Red Schoendienst, Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter, Don Sutton, Earl
Weaver, Billy Williams, Dave Winfield, Carl Yastrzemski and Robin Yount.
CONNECTING GENERATIONS: At 94 years of age, Bobby Doerr is the oldest living Hall of Famer, born on April 7, 1918, while
World War I was still raging around the globe…Roberto Alomar is the youngest living Hall of Famer at 44 years of age.
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BETWEEN THE LINES: Including Negro League players, the following is a breakdown by position of the 238 Hall of Famers who
earned their election on the playing field…Also included is the last major leaguer to be elected at each position…Numbers in
parenthesis indicate Hall of Famers elected by the BBWAA at each position.
Pitchers ................ 72 (36)
Second Baseman ..20 (10)
Left Fielders .........21 (11)
Catchers................. 16 (8)
Third Baseman ......16 (6)
Center Fielders ......23 (7)
First Baseman ....... 21 (9)
Shortstops ............24 (11)
Right Fielders.......23 (13)
Designated Hitter.... 1 (1)
DH: Molitor (2004)
PITCHER: Blyleven (2011)
SECOND BASE: Alomar (2011)
LEFT FIELD:Henderson, Rice(2009)
CATCHER: Carter (2003)
THIRD BASE: White (2013)
CENTER FIELD: Puckett (2001)
FIRST BASE: Murray (2003)
SHORTSTOP: Larkin (2012)
RIGHT FIELD: Dawson (2010)
FIRST THINGS FIRST: Forty-four players have been elected in their first year of eligibility (11 pitchers, seven RF, six LF, four CF,
five SS, three 2B, four 3B, two 1B, one DH and one catcher; position based on where electee played the majority of his big league
games)…In seven of the last 12 elections, at least one player has been elected in his first year of eligibility…Other than the inaugural
Hall of Fame election, 1999 is the only year where as many as three first-year candidates were elected at once…NOTE: Lou Gehrig
(who received votes in 1936 while active and then was elected by acclamation in 1939) and Roberto Clemente (by special election in
1973) were each elected through a non-traditional process and are not counted in the 44.
YEAR
1936
1936
1936
1936
1936
1962
1962
1966
1969
1972
1973
NAME
Ty Cobb
Honus Wagner
Babe Ruth
Christy Mathewson
Walter Johnson
Jackie Robinson
Bob Feller
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Sandy Koufax
Warren Spahn
YEAR
1974
1977
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982
1983
1985
1986
1988
NAME
Mickey Mantle
Ernie Banks
Willie Mays
Al Kaline
Bob Gibson
Hank Aaron
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Lou Brock
Willie McCovey
Willie Stargell
YEAR
1989
1989
1990
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1999
1999
NAME
Johnny Bench
Carl Yastrzemski
Jim Palmer
Joe Morgan
Rod Carew
Tom Seaver
Reggie Jackson
Steve Carlton
Mike Schmidt
Nolan Ryan
George Brett
YEAR
1999
2001
2001
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005
2007
2007
2009
NAME
Robin Yount
Kirby Puckett
Dave Winfield
Ozzie Smith
Eddie Murray
Dennis Eckersley
Paul Molitor
Wade Boggs
Tony Gwynn
Cal Ripken Jr.
Rickey Henderson
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NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW: No individual has been elected to the Hall of Fame as a unanimous choice, though there have been
many close calls.... Roberto Alomar is the 26th and most recent player to earn at least 90 percent of the BBWAA vote in any one
election…Alomar is the first non-first ballot player to crack the 90-percent level…The 26 players with at least 90% of votes cast in
their favor:
YEAR
PLAYER
BALLOTS CAST
VOTES RECEIVED
% RECEIVED OMITTED BALLOTS
1992 ................... Tom Seaver ...................... 430.................................... 425 .............................. 98.84%..................................5
1999 ................... Nolan Ryan....................... 497.................................... 491 .............................. 98.79%..................................6
2007 ................... Cal Ripken Jr.................... 545.................................... 537 .............................. 98.53%..................................8
1936 ................... Ty Cobb............................ 226.................................... 222 .............................. 98.23%..................................4
1999 ................... George Brett ..................... 497.................................... 488 .............................. 98.19%..................................9
1982 ................... Hank Aaron ...................... 415.................................... 406 .............................. 97.83%..................................9
2007 ................... Tony Gwynn..................... 545.................................... 532 .............................. 97.60%................................13
1995 ................... Mike Schmidt ................... 460.................................... 444 .............................. 96.52%................................16
1989 ................... Johnny Bench ................... 447.................................... 431 .............................. 96.42%................................16
1994 ................... Steve Carlton .................... 455.................................... 436 .............................. 95.82%................................19
1936 ................... Honus Wagner.................. 226.................................... 215 .............................. 95.13%................................11
1936 ................... Babe Ruth......................... 226.................................... 215 .............................. 95.13%................................11
2009…………….Rickey Henderson……….539………………………..511…………………...94.81%................................28
1979 ................... Willie Mays ...................... 432.................................... 409 .............................. 94.67%................................23
1989 ................... Carl Yastrzemski .............. 447.................................... 423 .............................. 94.63%................................24
1962 ................... Bob Feller......................... 160.................................... 150 .............................. 93.75%................................10
1993 ................... Reggie Jackson................. 423.................................... 396 .............................. 93.62%................................27
1966 ................... Ted Williams .................... 302.................................... 282 .............................. 93.37%................................20
1969 ................... Stan Musial....................... 340.................................... 317 .............................. 93.23%................................23
1990 ................... Jim Palmer........................ 444.................................... 411 .............................. 92.57%................................33
1983 ................... Brooks Robinson .............. 374.................................... 344 .............................. 91.97%................................30
2005 ................... Wade Boggs ..................... 516.................................... 474 .............................. 91.86%................................42
2002 ................... Ozzie Smith ...................... 472.................................... 433 .............................. 91.74%................................39
1936 ................... Christy Mathewson .......... 226.................................... 205 .............................. 90.70%................................21
1991 ................... Rod Carew........................ 443.................................... 401 .............................. 90.50%................................42
2011 ................... Roberto Alomar................ 581.................................... 523 .............................. 90.02%................................58
CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR: Several individuals have come close to being elected to the Hall of Fame, but have missed by the
slimmest of margins in a given year…All were subsequently elected.
YEAR
PLAYER
BALLOTS CAST
VOTES RECEIVED
NEEDED/ELECTION SHORT BY
1985 ................... Nellie Fox......................... 395.................................... 295 .......................................297......................................2
1947 ................... Pie Traynor....................... 161.................................... 119 .......................................121......................................2
1986 ................... Billy Williams .................. 425.................................... 315 .......................................319......................................4
1988 ................... Jim Bunning ..................... 427.................................... 317 .......................................321......................................4
2010 ................... Bert Blyleven.................... 539.................................... 400 .......................................405......................................5
1994 ................... Orlando Cepeda................ 455.................................... 335 .......................................342......................................7
1967 ................... Joe Medwick .................... 292.................................... 212 .......................................219......................................7
1945 ................... Frank Chance.................... 247.................................... 179 .......................................186......................................7
1953 ................... Bill Terry.......................... 264.................................... 191 .......................................198......................................7
1982 ................... Juan Marichal ................... 415.................................... 305 .......................................312......................................7
1951 ................... Paul Waner ....................... 226.................................... 162 .......................................170......................................8
1968 ................... Roy Campanella ............... 283.................................... 205 .......................................213......................................8
2010 ................... Roberto Alomar................ 539.................................... 397 .......................................405......................................8
1975 ................... Robin Roberts................... 362.................................... 263 .......................................272......................................9
1997 ................... Don Sutton ....................... 473.................................... 346 .......................................355......................................9
2002 ................... Gary Carter....................... 472.................................... 343 .......................................354....................................11
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CLOSE, AND CIGAR: Meanwhile, 24 Hall of Famers have earned election by 10 votes or less:
YEAR
PLAYER
VOTES NEEDED
RECEIVED
MARGIN
1939 ................... Willie Keeler……………………... 206…………………. 207………………. 1
1953 ................... Al Simmons………………………. 198…………………. 199………………. 1
1975 ................... Ralph Kiner………………………. 272…………………. 273………………. 1
1991 ................... Ferguson Jenkins…………………. 333…………………. 334………………. 1
1937 ................... Cy Young………………………….151…………………. 153………………. 2
1947 ................... Lefty Grove………………………. 121…………………. 123………………. 2
1948 ................... Pie Traynor……………………….. 90…………………... 93………………... 3
1948 .................. Herb Pennock…………………….. 90…………………... 94………………... 4
1962 ................... Jackie Robinson…………………... 120…………………. 124………………. 4
1972 ................... Early Wynn……………………….. 297…………………. 301………………. 4
1987 ................... Jim “Catfish” Hunter……………... 310…………………. 315………………. 5
1954 ................... Bill Terry…………………………. 189…………………. 195………………. 6
1955 ................... Gabby Hartnett…………………… 189…………………. 195………………. 6
2005 ................... Ryne Sandberg…………………… 387…………………. 393………………. 6
1939 ................... Eddie Collins……………………... 206…………………. 213………………. 7
1942 ................... Rogers Hornsby…………………... 175…………………. 182………………. 7
1947 ................... Mickey Cochrane………………….121…………………. 128………………. 7
1956 ................... Joe Cronin………………………… 145…………………. 152………………. 7
1970 ................... Lou Boudreau…………………….. 225…………………. 232………………. 7
2009…………….Jim Rice…………………………...405…………………...412……………….7
1951 ................... Jimmie Foxx……………………… 170…………………. 179………………. 9
1991 ................... Gaylord Perry…………………….. 333…………………. 342………………. 9
1974 ................... Whitey Ford………………………. 274…………………. 284………………. 10
2000 ................... Tony Perez………………………... 375…………………. 385………………. 10
TRY AND TRY AGAIN: The 66 men not elected by the BBWAA in their first year eligible were done so on a later ballot, taking
from two to 16 elections…The length of time a player could stay on the BBWAA ballot has varied throughout history…From 194656, the rule was that a player must have been active at some point in the 25 years prior to the election – it was increased to 30 years
from 1956-62, and has been 20 ever since…When one walks through the Hall of Fame Gallery, though, the year or method by which
players were elected are not noted…The 66 non-first year BBWAA electees: 2nd election (Alomar, Berra, Fingers, Fisk, Ford, Lajoie,
Speaker, Young); 3rd election (Alexander, Grove, Hubbell, Hunter, Jenkins, Larkin, Marichal, Ott, Perry, Sandberg); 4th election
(E.Collins, DiMaggio, Keeler, Killebrew, Roberts, Sisler, Wynn); 5th election (Campanella, Hornsby, Mathews, Niekro, Sutton); 6th
election (Aparicio, Carter, Cochrane, Frisch, Gehringer, P.Waner, B.Williams); 7th election (Appling, Foxx); 8th election (Pennock,
Traynor, Wilhelm); 9th election (Dawson, Gossage, Greenberg, Medwick, Perez); 10th election (Boudreau, Cronin, Dickey,
Drysdale, Lyons, Simmons); 11th election (Snider); 12th election (Dean, Hartnett, Heilmann, Lemon); 13th election (Kiner, Sutter);
14th election (Blyleven, Maranville, Terry); 15th election (Rice, Ruffing); 16th election (Vance).
ONE-TEAM WONDERS: There are 48 Hall of Famers who spent their entire career with one team…2012 inductee Barry Larkin is
the most recent addition to that list…The others: Luke Appling, Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, George Brett, Roy Campanella, Roberto
Clemente, Earle Combs, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Don Drysdale, Red Faber, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Lou Gehrig,
Charlie Gehringer, Bob Gibson, Tony Gwynn, Carl Hubbell, Travis Jackson, Walter Johnson, Addie Joss, Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax,
Bob Lemon, Ted Lyons, Mickey Mantle, Bill Mazeroski, Bid McPhee, Stan Musial, Mel Ott, Jim Palmer, Kirby Puckett, Pee Wee
Reese, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken Jr., Phil Rizzuto, Brooks Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell, Pie Traynor, Bill
Terry, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Robin Yount and Ross Youngs.
TALENTED TEAMMATES: Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio each spent their entire big league careers with the Astros, presenting
the possibility that they could be the first pair of teammates who played only for the same franchise to be elected to the Hall of Fame
by the BBWAA in the same year since Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle in 1974...Don Mattingly and Bernie Williams, who both
spent their entire careers with the Yankees, return to the BBWAA ballot this year as well...The last time two players who spent their
entire career with the same MLB team were elected – regardless of election method – came in 1984 when lifelong Dodgers Don
Drysdale (BBWAA) and Pee Wee Reese (Veterans Committee) were elected...The last teammates of any duration who were elected to
the Hall of Fame in the same year were 1991 Dodgers teammates Gary Carter and Eddie Murray, who were elected in 2003.
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12 STARS: Since the Mid-Summer Classic debuted in 1933, 35 position players have been named to All-Star Games in at least 12 big
league seasons…Twenty-six (26) of those players are already enshrined in the Hall of Fame, and another five are not yet eligible
because they have not been retired for at least five seasons…Two debut on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this
year: Barry Bonds and Mike Piazza…The final two are Pete Rose, who is not eligible for the Hall of Fame, and Mark McGwire, who
is making his seventh appearance on the BBWAA ballot this year:
PLAYER
ALL-STAR SEASONS
ELECTED TO HOF
Hank Aaron........
21………………………
1982
Willie Mays........
20………………………
1979
Stan Musial ........
20………………………
1969
Cal Ripken .........
19………………………
2007
Rod Carew .........
18………………………
1991
Carl Yastrzemski
18………………………
1989
Pete Rose ...........
17………………………
–
Ted Williams......
17………………………
1966
Mickey Mantle ...
16………………………
1974
Yogi Berra .........
15………………………
1972
Tony Gwynn ......
15………………………
2007
Al Kaline............
15………………………
1980
Brooks Robinson
15………………………
1983
Ozzie Smith........
15………………………
2002
Johnny Bench.....
14………………………
1989
Barry Bonds .......
14………………………
–
Reggie Jackson ..
14………………………
1993
Alex Rodriguez ..
14………………………
–
Ivan Rodriguez...
14………………………
–
George Brett.......
13………………………
1999
Joe DiMaggio.....
13………………………
1955
Ken Griffey Jr. ...
13………………………
–
Derek Jeter .........
13………………………
–
Roberto Alomar .
12………………………
2011
Wade Boggs.......
12………………………
2005
Roberto Clemente
12………………………
1973
Nellie Fox ..........
12………………………
1997
Barry Larkin.......
12………………………
2012
Mark McGwire ..
12………………………
–
Mel Ott...............
12………………………
1951
Mike Piazza........
12………………………
–
Manny Ramirez..
12………………………
–
Frank Robinson..
12………………………
1982
Mike Schmidt.....
12………………………
1995
Dave Winfield....
12………………………
2001
CAPPING THE ISSUE: The choice of which team logo appears on a player’s plaque is the Museum's decision…As a history
museum, it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player's career…A player's election to
the Hall of Fame is a career achievement, and as such, every team for whom he played is listed on the plaque; however, selection of a
logo, if any, is based on where that player makes his most indelible mark…For example, it would not be appropriate from an historical
standpoint if Babe Ruth's cap had a Red Sox logo, if Ty Cobb's cap had a Philly A's logo, or if Hank Greenberg's had a Pirates logo.
2013 PRE-INTEGRATION ERA COMMITTEE RESULTS
Three electees emerged from voting by the Pre-Integration Era Committee on Dec. 3 at the Winter Meetings in Nashville,
Tenn….Umpire Hank O’Day, former Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert and 19th Century star Deacon White each earned election…All
three will be enshrined at the 2013 Induction Ceremony on July 28 in Cooperstown…RESULTS OF THE PRE-INTEGRATION
ERA BALLOT ELECTION (12 NEEDED FOR ELECTION): *Hank O’Day (15 votes, 93.8%); *Jacob Ruppert (15 votes,
93.8%); *Deacon White (14 votes, 87.5%); Bill Dahlen (10 votes, 62.5%); Sam Breadon, Wes Ferrell, Marty Marion, Tony Mullane,
Al Reach and Bucky Walters each received three votes or less. (*earned election to the Hall of Fame).
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UMPIRES’ DAY IN COOPERSTOWN: Hank O’Day became just the 10 arbiter to earn induction and the first since Doug Harvey
in 2010…O’Day, who umpired National League games for 30 years and also served as a player and a manager, received 15 of 16
votes (93.8 percent) from the Committee…O’Day umpired in the first modern World Series in 1903, one of 10 World Series he
worked overall…O’Day was also the ruling plate umpire in the famous Cubs vs. Giants game on Sept. 23, 1908 when Chicago’s
Johnny Evers tagged out New York’s Fred Merkle following what appeared to be the game-winning hit by the Giants…O’Day ruled
that because Merkle had not touched second base that the force out ended the game, which was ruled a tie when the fans overran the
field…The Cubs later won a re-played version of the game and captured the National League pennant…O’Day passed away on July 2,
1935.
YANKEE BUILDER: Jacob Ruppert became the 33rd executive elected to the Hall of Fame…The former Yankees owner ran the
club from 1915-39…Ruppert received 15 of 16 votes (93.8 percent) from the Committee…Ruppert bought the Yankees in 1915 with
Tillinghast Huston and quickly turned a second-division team into the game’s most prominent franchise…Ruppert brought future Hall
of Famers Miller Huggins (as manager) and Ed Barrow (as general manager) to the Yankees, purchased the contract of Babe Ruth
from the Red Sox prior to the 1920 season and built Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923…While he was the Yankees owner, the
Bronx Bombers won 10 American League pennants and seven World Series…Ruppert passed away on Jan. 13, 1939.
DEACON’S NOT ON THE BENCH: James Laurie “Deacon” White was a brilliant bare-handed catcher and later a third basemen
during the earliest days of professional baseball…White received 14 of 16 votes (87.5 percent) from the Committee…White played in
the first professional league, the National Association – which debuted in 1871, and he later played for Chicago in the National
League’s inaugural year of 1876…Despite league schedules that often were limited to 70 or 80 games, White finished his 20-year
career with 2,067 hits and a .312 career batting average, winning two batting titles and three RBI crowns…White played for nine
franchises in three leagues and appeared in 122 games at the age of 42 in his final season of 1890…White is the oldest person elected
to the Hall of Fame as a player, with a birthday (Dec. 7, 1847) that pre-dates every other player in the Hall of Fame…White passed
away on July 7, 1939.
THE PRE-INTEGRATION ERA: The Pre-Integration Era Committee is the third of a three-year cycle of consideration for
Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players by Era…Six former major league players, three executives and one umpire
comprised the 10-name Pre-Integration Era ballot for the Committee to Consider Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired
Players for Hall of Fame election…The 10 individuals who were considered by the Pre-Integration Era Committee for Hall of Fame
Induction in 2013: Former players Bill Dahlen, Wes Ferrell, Marty Marion, Tony Mullane, Bucky Walters and Deacon White;
executives Samuel Breadon, Al Reach and Jacob Ruppert; and umpire Hank O’Day…The 16-member electorate charged with the
review of the Pre-Integration Era ballot featured: Hall of Fame members Bert Blyleven, Pat Gillick, Phil Niekro and Don Sutton;
major league executives Bill DeWitt, Roland Hemond, Gary Hughes and Bob Watson; along with eight historians and veteran
media members Jim Henneman, Steve Hirdt, Peter Morris, Phil Pepe, Tom Simon, Claire Smith, T.R. Sullivan and Mark
Whicker....The Pre-Integration Era ballot was devised by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America-appointed Historical
Overview Committee, comprised of 11 veteran members: Dave Van Dyck (Chicago Tribune); Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun); Rick
Hummel (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); Steve Hirdt (Elias Sports Bureau); Bill Madden (New York Daily News); Ken Nigro (formerly
Baltimore Sun); Jack O’Connell (BBWAA secretary/treasurer); Tracy Ringolsby (FSN Rocky Mountain); Glenn Schwarz (formerly
San Francisco Chronicle); Claire Smith (ESPN); and Mark Whicker (Orange County Register).
WHO’S ELIGIBLE: The Pre-Integration Era covers candidates among Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players
whose most significant career impact was realized from baseball’s origins through 1946…Eligible candidates include: Players who
played in at least 10 major league seasons, who are not on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, and have been retired for 21 or
more seasons; Managers and Umpires with 10 or more years in baseball and retired for at least five years, with any candidates who are
65 years or older first-eligible six months from the date of the election following retirement; and Executives who have been retired for
at least five years, with any active executives 65 or older eligible for consideration…The Pre-Integration Era Committee is the third of
a three-year cycle of consideration for Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players by Era, as opposed to the previous
consideration by classification, with changes approved and announced by the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors in 2010.
FUTURE ELECTIONS: The 2010 changes to the election process maintain the high standards for earning election to the National
Baseball Hall of Fame, with focus on three eras: Expansion (1973-present); Golden (1947-1972) and Pre-Integration (origins through
1946), as opposed to the previous four Committees on Baseball Veterans, which considered the four categories of candidates…Three
separate electorates will now consider by era a single composite ballot of managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players on
an annual basis, with the Expansion Era Committee candidates to be considered at the 2013 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2014
and the Golden Era Committee candidates to be considered at the 2014 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2015…The Pre-Integration
Era Committee will next meet at the 2015 Winter Meetings for Induction in 2016.
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HISTORY OF THE VETERANS COMMITTEE
A BRIEF OVERVIEW: The Veterans Committee has been a part of the Hall of Fame voting process since the first class of electees
in 1936, with the first Veterans Committee electees coming in 1937…In all its forms, the Veterans Committee has elected 162
individuals (96 major leaguers, 28 executives, 19 managers, 10 umpires and nine Negro Leaguers) to the Hall of Fame.
THE COMMITTEE ON BASEBALL VETERANS: In 1953, the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans was
formed, outlining parameters that were similar through 2001, though with some variance throughout its time…Voting was conducted
every other year from 1953-1959, with annual votes from 1961 until 2001…From 1961 through 2001, the Committee elected 101
members in 41 meetings, electing a candidate on all but three occasions: 1988, 1990 and 1993.
TURN OF THE CENTURY CHANGES: From 2001 through 2007, the Hall of Fame’s Committee on Baseball Veterans considered
long-retired players, managers, umpires and executives on a bi-annual cycle featuring one ballot for players and another for managers,
umpires and executives… The electorate was comprised of the living members of the Hall of Fame, the living recipients of the J.G.
Taylor Spink Award, the living recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award and Veterans Committee members whose terms had not yet
expired… Beginning in 2003, the Committee held its election of players every other year…Also beginning in 2003, the election of
managers, umpires and executives was held every four years…The three players elections (2003, 2005 and 2007) and the two
composite-ballot elections (2003 and 2007) produced no candidates who received the 75 percent of the vote necessary for election.
REVAMPING THE PROCESS: From 2007 to 2010, the Hall of Fame’s Committee on Baseball Veterans was revamped to consider
managers and umpires on one ballot, executives and pioneers on one ballot, players who began their big league careers prior to 1943
on one ballot and players who were retired for at least 21 seasons and whose careers began after 1942 on a fourth ballot…The
electorates consisted of panels of Hall of Famers, executives and media members…Players whose big league careers began after 1942
were considered every other year, with the managers/umpires and executive/pioneers ballots considered in the opposite years from the
players…Players whose big league careers began prior to 1942 were considered every five years starting in the fall of 2008…In the
fall of 2007, the Committee considered the managers/umpires ballot and the executives/pioneers ballot…Managers Billy Southworth
and Dick Williams each received 13 of a possible 16 votes (81.3%) to earn election from the managers/umpires ballot, while Barney
Dreyfuss (10 of 12 votes, 83%), Bowie Kuhn (10 of 12 votes, 83%) and Walter O’Malley (9 of 12 votes, 75%) were elected from
the executives/pioneers ballot…In the fall of 2008, Joe Gordon received 10 of 12 votes (83%) to earn election from the pre-1943
players ballot…No player reached the 75 percent threshold needed for election on the post-1942 players ballot, which was comprised
solely of the 64 living Hall of Famers at that time…In the fall of 2009, the managers/umpires and the executives/pioneers ballots were
again considered…Umpire Doug Harvey (15 of 16 votes, 93.8%) and manager Whitey Herzog (14 of 16 votes, 87.5%) were elected
from the managers/umpires ballot…No candidate received the necessary 75 percent of the vote to earn election from the
executives/pioneers ballot.
VETERAN INFLUENCE: The Veterans Committee, in all its forms, has been electing players to the Hall of Fame since 1937, when
Morgan Bulkeley, Ban Johnson, Connie Mack, John McGraw and George Wright comprised the first Veterans Committee
class…The largest class came in 1946 when 11 men were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee…The 11 electees in
1946 were: Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity,
Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell and Ed Walsh…The 17 former Negro League players and executives chosen for
enshrinement in 2006 were elected through a special committee on Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues candidates.
GOLDEN ERA RECAP: The 16-member electorate charged with reviewing the Golden Era Ballot in 2011 featured Hall of Famers
Hank Aaron, Pat Gillick, Al Kaline, Ralph Kiner, Tommy Lasorda, Juan Marichal, Brooks Robinson and Billy Williams;
major league executives Paul Beeston (Blue Jays), Bill DeWitt (Cardinals), Roland Hemond (Diamondbacks), Gene Michael
(Yankees) and Al Rosen (retired); and veteran media members Dick Kaegel, Jack O’Connell and Dave Van Dyck.
RESULTS OF THE 2011 GOLDEN ERA BALLOT ELECTION (12 NEEDED FOR ELECTION): *Ron Santo (15 votes,
93.75%); Jim Kaat (10 votes, 62.5%); Gil Hodges (9 votes, 56.25%); Minnie Minoso (9 votes, 56.25%); Tony Oliva (8 votes, 50%);
Buzzie Bavasi, Ken Boyer, Charlie Finley, Allie Reynolds and Luis Tiant each received less than three votes. (*earned election to the
Hall of Fame).
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EXPANSION ERA RECAP: The 16-member electorate charged with reviewing the Expansion Era Ballot in December of 2010
featured Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Whitey Herzog, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer, Tony Perez, Frank Robinson, Ryne
Sandberg and Ozzie Smith; major league executives Bill Giles (Phillies), David Glass (Royals), Andy MacPhail (Orioles) and
Jerry Reinsdorf (White Sox); and veteran media members Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun), Tim Kurkjian (ESPN), Ross Newhan
(retired, Los Angeles Times) and Tom Verducci (Sports Illustrated).
RESULTS OF THE 2010 EXPANSION ERA BALLOT ELECTION (12 NEEDED FOR ELECTION): *Pat Gillick (13 votes,
81.3 percent), Marvin Miller (11 votes, 68.8 percent), Dave Concepcion (8 votes, 50 percent); Vida Blue, Steve Garvey, Ron Guidry,
Tommy John, Billy Martin, Al Oliver, Ted Simmons, Rusty Staub and George Steinbrenner each received less than 8 votes. (*earned
election to the Hall of Fame).
2013 AWARD WINNERS
Tom Cheek, winner of the 2013 Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters, and Paul Hagen, the 2013 winner of the Baseball Writers’
Association of America’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award, will be honored at the 2013 Hall of Fame Awards Presentation on Saturday, July
27 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown…The Hall of Fame will also honor an aspect of baseball at the Awards Presentation, with
details to be announced soon.
BLUE JAY WAY: Tom Cheek, who called the first 4,306 regular-season and 41 postseason games in Toronto Blue Jays history and
helped ignite a love affair between a Canadian city and America’s National Pastime, was selected as the 2013 recipient of the Ford C.
Frick Award, presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for excellence in baseball broadcasting, on Dec.
5…Cheek passed away on Oct, 9, 2005 following a bout with a brain tumor…Cheek becomes the second Frick Award winner whose
career came primarily with a Canadian team, following Dave Van Horne’s selection as the Frick Award winner in 2011….Van Horne
spent parts of four decades broadcasting Montreal Expos games…At the age of 37 in 1976, Cheek landed the job as the radio voice of
the expansion Blue Jays…Paired first with Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn and later with Jerry Howarth starting in 1981, Cheek’s
rich baritone voice and his passionate-yet-lighthearted approach to his job dazzled fans eager to embrace Toronto’s new role as an
American League outpost….Cheek called every regular season and postseason Blue Jays game from the franchise’s birth on April 7,
1977 through June 2, 2004.
PHILLY-SCIOUS WRITING: Paul Hagen, whose baseball writing career has spanned 40 years, including the past 26 as an
authoritative analytical voice in Philadelphia, was elected the 2013 winner of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s J.G.
Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the BBWAA…Hagen received 269 votes from the 421 ballots, including five blanks, cast by
BBWAA members with 10 or more consecutive years’ service in becoming the 64th winner of the award since its inception in 1962
and named for the first recipient. Spink was a driving force of the Sporting News, known during his lifetime as the “Baseball
Bible.”…Jim Hawkins, whose coverage of the Detroit Tigers and Major League Baseball extended over four decades, received 87
votes….Russell Schneider, a fixture of baseball coverage in Cleveland for half a century and the author of 13 books on the game, got
60 votes.
MUSEUM NEWS FROM COOPERSTOWN
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC SET FOR NEW MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DATE: As the nation pauses for its annual tribute
to its fallen heroes, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will honor America with a standing tradition on a new date, as
Hall of Fame Classic Weekend relocates to Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-26, for 2013…Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of
Fame will salute America’s past with a fun-filled family weekend, highlighted by the Fifth Annual Hall of Fame Classic, presented by
Ford Motor Company, on Saturday, May 25 at Doubleday Field, featuring several Hall of Famers and dozens of other former big
league heroes… Tickets for the 2013 Hall of Fame Classic will first be available for purchase on Feb. 12, 2013…Activities and times
will be announced in late January and will feature several new components in addition to traditional favorites like the Cooperstown
Game Day Parade and the pregame Hitting Contest…The Hall of Fame Classic will once again be hosted in conjunction with the
Major League Baseball Players’ Alumni Association…Ticket prices for the 2013 Hall of Fame Classic will be $12.50 for 1st and 3rd
base seats and $11 for outfield seats.
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AUTUMN GLORY: Following the San Francisco Giants’ World Series-clinching win on Oct. 28, the Museum acquired nearly a
dozen artifacts from both the Giants…Those artifacts are now on display in Autumn Glory, the Hall of Fame exhibit which celebrates
the history of baseball’s postseason…Artifacts donated by the Giants from the 2012 postseason include:
The bat used by Pablo Sandoval to hit two of his three home runs in Game 1, which made Sandoval just the fourth player to
have a three-home run game in World Series competition.
The jersey worn by Ryan Vogelsong in Game 3, when he tossed 5 2/3rd shutout innings en route to the victory.
The warm-up jacket worn by manager Bruce Bochy throughout the World Series.
The fielder’s glove used by Gregor Blanco throughout the 2012 regular season and postseason
A bat used throughout the World Series by Hunter Pence.
The spikes worn by Marco Scutaro throughout the postseason.
The cap worn by Brandon Crawford during the postseason.
The spikes worn by Matt Cain during the World Series.
These and other artifacts from the 2012 postseason will be on display in the Autumn Glory exhibit through the 2013 Major League
Baseball postseason…The Museum collections contain many artifacts documenting the entire history of World Series and postseason
play, including Don Larsen’s cap and Yogi Berra’s mitt from Larsen’s 1956 perfect game; Joe Carter’s bat from his 1993 Seriesending blast; and World Series rings from the last century of Fall Classic competition.
HALL OF FAME DEBUTS NATIONAL BASE PROGRAM IN DALLAS: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
launched its first national education outreach initiative for its “BASE” program Nov. 7-8, working collaboratively with the Texas
Rangers, Taylor Hooton Foundation and Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society to deliver messages of healthy living to
Arlington-area youth…The “Be A Superior Example” program visited four Arlington (TX) ISD Junior High Schools and carried out a
collaborative active lifestyle clinic at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, targeting eighth-grade students with a positive campaign with
four foundations of healthy living, with the key message to live and play free of performance-enhancing substances…Hall of Fame
pitcher Nolan Ryan highlighted the afternoon clinic at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington with a keynote address and moderated program
on the lessons of BASE, as more than 100 eighth-graders from the four Arlington ISD Junior High Schools participated in a clinic
designed to promote an active lifestyle along with Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Rangers assistant trainers Kevin Harmon and Matt
Lucero, and Rangers Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jose Vazquez…Rangers pitcher Derek Holland and new Rangers hitting
coach Dave Magadan joined Don Hooton of the Taylor Hooton Foundation and Brad Horn of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and
Museum in programs in four Arlington schools, sharing the messages of positive living…The education outreach is the first national
delivery of the Museum’s BASE initiative, which launched in September with an online education program and Museum exhibit,
featuring Hall of Fame members sharing lessons of how fitness, nutrition, good character and fair play provide the foundational basis
for a healthy lifestyle…The BASE program will visit multiple cities in 2013 with additional opportunities for students across the
country to connect directly with Cooperstown for this unique educational program…For more information on the BASE program,
please visit www.beasuperiorexample.org
COOPERSTOWN CONNECTION
SPEND A SUMMER IN COOPERSTOWN, THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME: Applications are now being accepted
through Jan. 31 for the 2013 class of the Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development…Beginning its
13th year, the program hosts college students from across the country, interning at the Museum and receiving meaningful, hands-on
training in numerous professional areas, including research, photos, exhibits, membership, education, collections and much more…For
information, visit www.baseballhall.org/education or call 607-547-0347.
VIP TREATMENT: This spring, fans have the opportunity to explore the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum through a
special program designed to give Cooperstown visitors a Hall of Fame VIP Experience…The Museum has partnered with
Cooperstown accommodations to offer this unique package, which includes behind-the-scenes experiences at the Museum…This
special package is only available through participating accommodations…Your VIP Experience will begin with exclusive after-hours
access to the Hall of Fame on Thursday evening and wrap up on Friday afternoon with a private reception…Upcoming dates include
March 14-15, April 4-5, May 9-10, May 16-17… For more information, please call 607-547-0397.
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CONNECTION OF A LIFETIME: The support of millions of baseball fans around the globe ensures the history and memories at
the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will be preserved forever…Now, Hall of Fame supporters can experience that
timeless connection themselves through the Museum’s new Lifetime Membership…For the first time ever, the Hall of Fame is
offering fans the opportunity to enroll at a membership level guaranteed to last throughout their lives. The one-time membership fee of
$1,939 ensures members remain connected to Cooperstown with lifetime subscriptions to the Hall of Fame’s official magazine,
Memories and Dreams, and the annual Hall of Fame Yearbook…Lifetime Membership also includes the annual lapel pin each year,
10 percent discounts at the Museum Store, catalog and shop.baseballhall.org, plus complimentary Hall of Fame admission for
life…Lifetime members will also receive a personalized engraved Lifetime Gold Membership Card…The $1,939 price point reflects
the year in which the Hall of Fame welcomed its first visitors in Cooperstown…For more information on Lifetime Memberships,
please call 607-547-0397 or visit www.hofclubhouse.com/lifetimemembership.
WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is open seven days a week year round, with the
exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day… The Museum observes regular hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. from Labor
Day until Memorial Day Weekend…From Memorial Day through the day before Labor Day, the Museum is open from 9 a.m. until 9
p.m. seven days a week…Ticket prices are $19.50 for adults (13 and over), $12 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current
memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $7 for juniors (ages 712)…Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children 6 years of age or younger…For more
information, visit our Web site at www.baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.
WEB COMMUNITY: Check out the Hall of Fame’s web presence at www.baseballhall.org, our community site at
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